WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * As School Year Nears, Merkley, Wyden, & Colleagues Demand Trump Admin End Blockade on Funding for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools Across America * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced they joined 30 colleagues in demanding President Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon immediately rel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Vought, McMahon Stop Blocking $7 Billion for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools Across America * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 31 of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and Education Secretary Linda McMahon immediately release the nearly $7 billion the Trump administration is withholding from  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hudson Applauds The Signing of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after President Trump signed The One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at the White House on Friday, July 4th, marking a sweeping legislative victory that delivers historic tax relief, restores fiscal sanity, secures the border, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frankel, Colleagues Call Out Illegal Freeze on Education Funds, Demand Immediate Action * Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined 144 of her Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, demanding the immediate release of nearly $7 billion in K-12 and adult education funding that the Trump Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $12.5 Million for New Mexico * Investments Heinrich championed fully fund SNAP & WIC, increase funding for the Southwest Border Commission, support Tribes & farmers, provide rental assistance, & more WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Decries Supreme Court Decision Allowing Trump Administration to Dismantle the Department of Education * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement decrying the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump Administration (link is external) to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education while the President's executive order is challenged more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Barragan Celebrates Grand Opening of Urban Orchard After Securing Funding to Improve Underserved Communities' Access to Outdoor Recreation * Rep. Barragan Celebrates Grand Opening of Urban Orchard After Securing Funding to Improve Underserved Communities' Access to Outdoor Recreation South Gate, CA -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) celebrated the grand  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Supports AG Jackson's Lawsuit to Release $6.2B in Federal Education Funds * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released a statement supporting North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson's lawsuit to release $6.2 billion in Congressionally authorized federal ed more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Education Funding * (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) has joined 150 House Democrats in demanding the Trump administration release nearly $7 billion in congressionally-mandated federal funding dedicated to education-related programs nationwide, including after school programs, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Raise Utility Bills and Energy Prices in 2026 Interior, Environment Funding Bill * Today, House Republicans released the draft fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. Instead of lowering the cost of living and confronting the climate crisis, House Republicans are raising utility bills and energy prices more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Dan Munsey, fire chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Fix Our Forests: Advancing Innovative Technologies to Improve Forest Management and Prevent Wildfires": * * * This nation does not have a wildland fire problem. It has a wildland management leadership problem. Chairman Tiffany and Members of the Subcommittee, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Senator Rand Paul Re-Refers Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice Dr. Rand Paul (R-KY) today renewed his referral Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution, following new revelations that Fauci was granted a presidential pardon using an autopen operated by White more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries released the following testimony by Dave Miko, acting deputy director for operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, from a June 24, 2025, hearing on the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act (H.R. 1676), Wildlife Confiscations Network Act (H.R. 3538) and the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety and Wildlife Restoration Act (H.R. 3858): * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Murray, Sanders, Baldwin, 20+ Senators Demand Trump Admin Stop Blocking Funds for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools * The lawmakers blasted the administration for its abrupt notice and illegal freeze of the funds, which has sent school districts and programs nationwide scrambling. "We are shocked by the continued lack of respect for states and local schools evidenced by this lat more PR